Victorian Turkish bath noun2 •A bathing procedure in which the bather sweats freely in a room heated by hot dry air (or in a series of two or three such rooms maintained at progressively higher temperatures), usually followed by a cold plunge, a full body wash and massage, and a final period of relaxation in a cooling-room.The system of heating used in Victorian Turkish baths, however, differed dramatically from the Turkish model. — 2007 •[in the plural] a specific named establishment offering such baths.Harrogate Victorian Turkish Baths offer guided tours on several weekday mornings where a resident historian will guide you through the building's unique history […] — 2021 formsVictorian Turkish baths